January 20, 1953
Vice President Nixon (right) and MDE (center), with big smiles, watch as DDE is lassoed by California cowboy Montie Montana
as he passed the Presidential viewing section during the Inaugural Parade

The 1953 Inaugural Committee commissioned these medals to be sold in conjunction with the Inauguration. The medals were designed by Walter Kirkland Hancock and produced by the Medallic Art Company. They were issued in various sizes in gold, bronze and silver.

Not to be confused with the official Inaugural Medal, the United States Mint later produced a Medal commemorating Eisenhower's first term in office as part of their Presidential Series. This bronze medal was designed by Gilroy Roberts and Frank Gasparro and was produced in two sizes.